Yoshitomo Nara "Nobody's Fool" Exhibit At The ASIA SOCIETY Museum

The Asia Society on Park Avenue with Yoshitomo Nara's sculpture, "White Ghost" 

video from the Asia Society

Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool is an ongoing exhibit at the Asia Society Museum, which is located on Park Avenue and 70th Street. Nara is a Japanese artist (born 1959) who is well known for his depiction of children and animals that are associated with pop culture, particularly manga comics and animation. His work is characterized by depiction of feelings of helplessness and rage, and a sense of isolation. The exhibit runs through January 2, 2011. In conjunction with the exhibit at Asia Society, Nara's huge sculptures called "White Ghost" are also installed in two locations on Park Avenue, one in front of the Asia Society, and another one near the Park Avenue Armory. Click here for my previous post on the "White Ghost" installation. 

The Asia Society is the leading museum in presenting contemporary Asian and Asian-American art. It was founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller III to increase understanding between Americans and Asians through art exhibits, lectures, films, performances, and international conferences.

Yoshitomo Nara's WHITE GHOST Invades Park Avenue

Two giant sculptures known as "White Ghost" by Japanese pop artist Yoshitomo Nara are installed on Park Avenue, in conjunction with today's opening of Nara's exhibit at ASIA SOCIETY called "Nobody's Fool." The 12 foot-tall sculptures are made of fiberglass and steel. They are located on the Park Avenue median near the entrances to Asia Society (at 70th Street) and Park Armory (at 67th Street).

Yoshitomo Nara is a leading Japanese Neo Pop artist who is internationally known for his work depicting small children and animals in solitary settings. Nara was born in 1959 in Hirosaki in northern Japan.

Yoshitomo Nara + YNG Open Studio Works-In-Progress at Park Avenue Armory

Park Avenue Armory is currently providing a temporary studio for Japanese Neo Pop artist, Yoshitomo Nara and designer Hideki Toyoshima’s collaborative team, YNG, who are creating new drawings and other works that will be included in Asia Society Museum’s exhibition YOSHITOMO NARA: NOBODY’S FOOL. The studio is open to the public for viewing from August 23-27 (4:00pm–7:00pm). Born in 1959 in Japan, where he presently lives and works, Nara is internationally recognized for his work, which has inspired an enormous cult following among youth in Japan and throughout Asia.Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody’s Fool will emphasize the relationship between Nara’s art and rock and punk music which have been an ongoing source of inspiration and prevailing reference point in his work.The YNG team is known to repurpose their past works by modifying their sizes, recycling their materials, and/or incorporating additional found materials, objects, and often new works by Nara, which gives them a new life in new locations.

Park Avenue Armory is a newly launched organization whose mission is to revitalize one of America's historic treasures as a dynamic alternative arts space unlike any other in New York. Part palace, part industrial shed, the Armory is dedicated to the development and presentation of work in the performing and visual arts best realized in a non-traditional setting. It is located at 643 Park Avenue, between 66th and 67th Streets on the Upper Eastside of Manhattan.